Normanton, Queensland

Normanton, Queensland
Normanton
Queensland
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Normanton
Population: 1,100[1]
Established: 1867
Postcode: 4890
Coordinates: 17°40′S 141°04′E / 17.667°S 141.067°E / -17.667; 141.067Coordinates: 17°40′S 141°04′E / 17.667°S 141.067°E / -17.667; 141.067
Location:
  • 2088 km (1,297 mi) NW of Brisbane
  • 689 km (428 mi) W of Cairns
  • 527 km (327 mi) NW of Mount Isa
  • 70 km (43 mi) SE of Karumba
LGA: Shire of Carpentaria
State District: Mount Isa
Federal Division: Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
33.4 °C
92 °F
21.3 °C
70 °F
921.7 mm
36.3 in

Normanton is a small cattle town in the Gulf Country region of northwest Queensland, Australia, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, on the Norman River. The town's population is 1,100, 60 per cent of whom are Indigenous Australians.[1] The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a week.

Normanton is the administrative centre of Shire of Carpentaria.[2] Among Normanton's most notable features is a statue[3] of an 8.64 m long saltwater crocodile, named Krys, the largest ever shot, which was in the Norman River. Barramundi and salmon may also be caught in the river.

The site for the town was selected because Burketown was abandoned owing to fever and flooding.[2] Settlers moved into the town in 1867. Normanton attracted people from a variety of cultures, including Chinese drawn to the gold fields.[2] In the early years there was a large Aboriginal population as well. Some Aborigines were moved to Mornington Island and Doomadgee in the early 20th century.

Like other Gulf communities the prawning industry makes an important economic contribution to the town.

The largest Estuarine Crocodile (at 8.63 metres) ever captured was taken at Normanton in July 1957. A life-size metal statue of "KRYS" is a feature in the town park.[4]

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